Tipping body



J. OCHSNER Oct. 21, 1930.

TIIPING BODY Filed June 5, 1927 4 Shets-Sheet 1 Oct. 21, 1930.

J. OCHSNER TIPPING BODY Filed June 3, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 B R- W Oct. 21, 1930.

J. ocHsNER .TIPPING BODY 4 Sheets-Sheet 4- Filed June 3, 1927 Patented Oct. 21 1930 taken ooHsNnR, orfzuargn, swIrzERiLann;[1,

' P NG BODY Application-filed June 3, 192 7 SeriaI' No. 196341."

The inventionrelates, to Qvehicles having bodiesor platforms which can be tipped-side ways for discharging'theload at the'sideg; of thetrack. The main objectof theinvention 5 is to provide a simple practical, vehicle forcarrying municipal refuse, which is-, accor ding to modern practice, frequently takenout;v

intothe country, sometimes along way, and hastobe discharged ontothe, ground, withont handlabor. The utility of the invention is, however, not confined to refuse carts, and t may be applled to- VQlllClGSfOI carry ingsand,gravel and many other materials. The invention may be applied to any form. 5 Of. vehicle, whether mechanically. propelled H or otherwise, and whether adapted to run on g V p v p p i 1 v slotsl3 project, studslO rigidly connectedto,

rails 'ornot. I Y v In this specification I shall'generally refer to the tiltable' part. of the vehicle as'the platform, using that termto apply also to cases where'side and end walls are provided so that thetiltablepartis in fact a vehiclebodyor;

"box.

According to the invention-the platform is pivoted to runners, wherebyit can-be trav ersed. in guides on the under frame of the vehicle, means being provided for moving the; runners outwards and lnwards, and means being also provided whereby thejplatform'jis automatically tippedwhen' it approaches its outer position. I may provide also means whereby the tipping of the platform is accompanied by the automatic opening of hinged side walls connected to the platform 35, itself or to separate receptacles standing upon the platform.

I The invention is illustratedin the annexed drawings in a diagrammatical manner.

Fig. 1 is a side view of a motor-propelled 40 refuse carrier, partly broken away, and

Figs. 52 and 3' are rear viewsthereof, showing the platform in normal position and tipped, respectively. I 4 is a cross-section through the platform showing the same in normal position.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the platform laterally displaced, before complete tipping.

Fig. 6 is a v1ew showing the platform fully v tipped,

isl ot mip l o the mechan s 1; v -u 8 o; llu tra seee rdorm-fo l construction, Eig. fi is a cross section showing the platform in;hor iz-ontal and; normal posi tion, Fig. 9 is a side elevationi of;the hin d part of the vehicle,Fig. 110, shows the;platform" fully tipped. I I fT he vehicleshownin'Eigs;1 to? ha s .-ia 11 v underframe 6 of any well knownconstruc ti0n.' On thesaidunderframe rollers-15am rotatably mounted and on,the:rolle 1fs1:5 a, platform -lis mounted for lateral movement, ineither direction; Near the front and real;

ends of the'platform lithere arefrunner'sr 3,; 6 5

having uprightslotted guidesv l4, Into; the;

said platform; The. runners 3ghave rollers; 4, whereby they areguided in supports 5 on,

the underframe 6 of'the vehicle, .At the 7,0,

derside of each runnerflthereisazrackf? err-l; gaged with a spur wheels. The wheels 8are fixed; to a; shaft 11 mounted on, the mesa, frame 6 of the vehicle. '.T he shaftpllt-can be turnedby means ofa hand; crank 12 and; 7 5,

toothed gearing not shown: inzthefdrawing,

In th'ejcase ofa motor propelledvehicle, how I ever, means may, be provided for coupling;

to theiunderside ofthe platform; 1} are sev.

er-al transverse girders 1 16. These girders 1 6 n rmally r t nrel r 1. ;II1O l Q l-Q ?O bars Qofthe underframe ,6 Thegirders are,

r h t 'their nd ohaty moving..the

platform 1" sideways 5in either di rection aitilt} s impa d; he Fix tra yto thei undersideof the platform 1 are hooks 23faef. 99 ingin opposite: directions, several pairs of 1 hh 0 e 3 ein d str bu e l n h se if Of fi' -P Qfi Q Tm 7' T w o .v ofp ar ng id fier nt ides.- o the;

g rd -lfia de ose h ret n he p h i &-

eachhook 23, whentravelling inthejdirec tion which it faces, ,i's astud 2l' whichv the;

example shown is a; projecting portion of the PiVOtof one ofthe rollers 15. .The curvature.

qfithe endpprtiiopspf theigit ergf net e that before the hook reaches the stud 24'the platform is given a preliminary tilt, which lifts the hook 23 in a position to engage the causes it to be tipped quickly. In order to effect the discharge of the load Without manual labour the side walls 18'are' connected to the end walls20 bypivotslt).

To each side wall are fixed rails. 21 and when the platform 1 is tiltedt'hese'rails' 21istr1ke" the outside rollers 4, which push the wall 18 awayfrom the platform 1 and thus allowtlfe load to 7 beyond the wheels, 1 The platform 1 receives a substantial lateral movement, so that-zthe load is discharged quite clear of the track,

The construction just'idescribed may be used-fnot only for road motor' lorries runnig'on theroad but maybe-used for vehicles running on rails. l

In the modified construction shown in Figs. 8 to 10 the platform l is provided with several curved supporting members 16 the ends of' which are curved downwardly. The 'members-g16- fixed to the platform are sup portedby rollers 2 rotatably mounted in the underframefG. The platform 1 is provided with a number of semi-circular disks 3() rigidlyfi'xed to the "platform 1 and on the under? frameld abutments 31 are fixed and arranged so that-by outward movement ofthe plat form lithe disks are caused to engage the abutments and toroll thereon. 'At the front end and the rearend of the platform 1 an arm 33 is rigidlyfixed. Each arm. 33 is provided a't"'the upper endwith a stud 10 and. at 'the lower endwith a studBd. Fixed to the .underframe 6 are hooks facing in opposite direction arrangedin the path of the studs 34 when-travelling in the direction towards faces. Movement of the platform l fto the/position shown in Fig. 10 causes thestuds 34 to engage their hooks 35 .soithat continued movement ofthe platforml causes th'efsame to be quickly tipped as shown in' Figi- 10;Thedisks' 30 'are inengagement withthe abutments 31 and support the platform l" while it" tips. -l.o"move theplatform 1"sideways the same mechanism is used as 7, described" with reference to the Figs; 1 to 7. v Ajrunner 3- isarranged at eachend ofnthe platform 1 having a'rack 7 at its lowerendi With each rack -7 a's-piir wheel8 jmeshes, the

wheels 8 "are fixed to a shaft 11 rotatablyf mounted in the underframe 6. Each runner 3; is provided with two supporting rollers 86 anditwo guide rollers'd. The rollers land 36 run between guiderails 37, 38 rigidlyfas tened ..tothe underframe 6. The rollers 1. at the ends ofthe runners 3 are used to tilt the sidewalls of the car as described above. The I 42 fastened to the underframe 6. Therollers 41' do not, leave the bars 42 while the plat form is tipping they relieve the working mechanism from any dangerous stress. The

beingsuch that the. studs 34; pass intothe 11001 s35-- I v at I claim and wishto secureby United States Letters Patent, is: be discharged, atthe side ,of the track by the cam surface of said member and on which said member moves, a hookmemberl extending downwardlyfromthe center of the platform and aqstop element atone side of the under frame and engaged bysaid hook when the platform is moved to-one sideof' p the under frame, said cam surface, said sup-' porting-roller, said hook and said stop "ele- ,ment coacting to impart preliminary tilt to the platform, which tiltis facilitated bythei I platform 1 itself is supported bythe rollers 2 and the members 16 the curvature of which ;free pivotal. connection betweenfthe platform 1 :and'the runners.

2. A vehicle as claimed in'claiinl, in which I the runners have vertical slotted members and the body has pivots engaged'in the slots of said-members to'adapt the body'for 'piv' otal and vertical movement and in which there are two of'the supporting rollers, one

at each sideof the under frame, and one of said rollers has a projecting axle which forms the stop element engageable by; the hook member. In witness whereof I affixmv signature.

JAKOB 'ocHsnER.

runners 3 are each providedgat the centeravertic'al slot 40'i'nto which the stud 101 projects. To prevent 'the -platform l fro'm 

